Re:Startup dudes: Cut the sexist crap
by Karunamon on Friday February 10, 2012 @01:35PM
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>In this context, the personal life of the person being introduced and their physical attractiveness has nothing to do with why they are here. At best it's completely off-topic.
It's a bloody startup presentation, not a congressional hearing. Making a nod at the person's personal life, on a subject that's typically cause for celebration (are you going to tell me "Congratulations on your new son/daughter" is sexist and eebil now) is somehow uncalled for?
>Consider if it was a male presented being introduced with: "...he was an alcoholic when I met him, but now he's been 3 years sober"
That's a really crappy example. The things we're talking about here are ostensibly positive.
It's a bloody startup presentation, not a congressional hearing. Making a nod at the person's personal life, on a subject that's typically cause for celebration (are you going to tell me "Congratulations on your new son/daughter" is sexist and eebil now) is somehow uncalled for?
>Consider if it was a male presented being introduced with: "...he was an alcoholic when I met him, but now he's been 3 years sober"
That's a really crappy example. The things we're talking about here are ostensibly positive.